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A longitudinal study of the changing pattern in Aboriginal infants & Growth 1966–76

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

John Warwick cox
John Warwick cox
Affiliation:
MRC Unit of Reproductive Biology, 2 Forrest Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Summary

Comparison of some longitudinal data on infant weight in two samples of Australian Aborigines indicates changes in infant growth between 1966 and 1976 which suggest that at the time when the child comes off the breast, weight gain slows. This faltering of weight gain is often followed by a partial catch-up, but the resultant weight for age at 1 year corresponds with a lower British centile than the child was at just before weaning.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , July 1979 , pp. 269 - 279
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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